Places theresemahler Wants to Go

One man's love of sea life and art has turned his home into a temple of outsider island art.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.